SHIRES INCOME PLC
RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 11 JULY 2013
At today's Annual General Meeting all resolutions were passed by shareholders.
The proxy votes received in respect of the Annual General Meeting are shown in the following table:
|
For |
Against |
Withheld |
1 Approval of Directors' Report and audited financial statements |
7,969,828 |
2,329 |
59,592 |
2 Approval of Remuneration Report |
7,802,552 |
176,866 |
52,331 |
3 Approval of the final dividend of 3.00pps |
7,973,141 |
9,054 |
49,554 |
4 Re-election of A B Davidson |
7,912,790 |
36,348 |
82,611 |
5 Re-election of D P Kidd |
7,902,342 |
41,255 |
88,152 |
6 Elect M Glen |
7,876,013 |
64,229 |
91,507 |
7 Reappointment of KPMG Audit Plc |
7,916,981 |
57,290 |
57,478 |
8 Determine auditors' remuneration |
7,933,665 |
17,231 |
80,853 |
9 Section 551 Authority |
7,921,622 |
28,300 |
81,827 |
10 Disapplication of pre-emption rights |
7,867,169 |
55,060 |
109,520 |
11 Share buyback authority |
7,929,854 |
26,844 |
75,051 |
12 Notice period for general meetings |
7,704,402 |
254,543 |
72,804 |
Resolutions 1 - 9 were ordinary resolutions and Resolutions 10 to 12 were special resolutions.
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of the Meeting set out in the Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2013, copies of which are available on the Company's website, www.shiresincome.co.uk*. Copies of the special resolutions have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism ("NSM") and will shortly be available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm*.
Board
As previously announced, Mr Couve retired from the Board at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting.
For Shires Income PLC
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC, Secretary
* Neither the Company's website nor the NSM website nor the content of any website accessible from hyperlinks on those websites (or any other website) is (or is deemed to be) incorporated into, or forms (or is deemed to form) part of this announcement.